Hulu Looking At $5 Monthly Subscription Fee For Older Episodes

Hulu is
looking at charging $5 per month subscription fee to access older
TV episodes,
the LA Times reports.

One plan being considered would allow users to view the five most
recent episodes of TV shows free but would require a subscription
of $4.99 a month to watch older episodes. Hulu believes it will
need at least 20 TV series -- both current ones and those no
longer on the air -- to make such a pay service attractive to
users. A firm pricing model could emerge within six months, the
sources said.

Following up on his comments, Carey
said in November "Hulu will always have its core which is
free, but we have to develop a dual revenue stream." Advertising
revenue alone isn't going to support the site.